Flubber
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
Critics Sentiment
Brainard secretly applies Flubber to the Medfield basketball team enabling them to defeat Rutland
Smith and Wesson destroy Weebo while stealing Flubber from Brainard's house
The film drops significantly from the entertaining basketball game sequence to Weebo's emotionally heavy destruction scene, representing the biggest shift from crowd-pleasing spectacle to genuine pathos.
Critics found Flubber to be a technically impressive but narratively weak family comedy that relies heavily on special effects and slapstick humor. While the visual spectacle and Robin Williams' physical comedy provided entertainment value for children, most adult reviewers criticized the derivative script, underdeveloped characters, and repetitive Home Alone style humor. The film peaks during its most spectacular set pieces like the basketball game but struggles with predictable plotting and tonal inconsistencies throughout.
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Robin Williams
Professor Philip Brainard
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Christopher McDonald
Wilson Croft
Raymond J. Barry
Chester Hoenicker
Clancy Brown
Smith
Nancy Olson
Secretary at Ford Motor Company
Ted Levine
Wesson
Wil Wheaton
Bennett Hoenicker
Edie McClurg
Martha George
Jodi Benson
Weebo (voice)
Leslie Stefanson
Sylvia
Malcolm Brownson
Father
Benjamin Brock
Window Boy
Dakin Matthews
Minister
Zack Zeigler
Teenage Boy
Sam Lloyd
Coach Willy Barker
Scott Martin Gershin
Flubber (voice)
Julie Morrison
Weebette (voice)
Bob Sarlatte
Rutland Coach
Scott Michael Campbell
Dale Jepner
Crew
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